Handmade Valentines: Heart Shaped Crayons

My son’s favorite way to color is with these heart shaped crayons. Since he has started school, he has become obsessed with coloring.

We have so many crayons laying around, that I was excited to try to make some Heart Shaped Crayons by melting some of the extra ones from our supplies. Andrew was so excited about these crayons — he kept yelling, “Hearts!”

The great thing about these crayons is that you can even use broken ones. Now, when your vigorous toddler accidentally breaks a crayon in two, you can make these.

Hey, I was wondering what kind of paper should be used? I’m thinking something more sturdy than regular copy paper. And what would you say is this gift recommended mostly for? Like what age group? thanks

We tried these yesterday and they turned out great, thank you for the post! I love the colors and the cute heart shapes. Do you have any suggestions for cleaning the remaining crayon residue from the mold?

Hi Gaby! I’m glad they turned out great! Our mold still has residue in it, too. Unfortunately, I’m not really sure what could take the residue out. I’ll just be using our mold for crafts from now on, since I don’t really trust it for food, haha! Sorry I couldn’t be more help.

I just came upon this craft and I am absolutely in love and cannot WAIT to try it with my kids! I’m thinking you know how if you want to remove hardened candle residue from candle holders you place it in the freezer? Maybe this can work to remove the crayon residue? Worth a try!

I am so excited to do this with my 4yr old for his classmates!! May I please ask where you got the molds from? And did the indentation form in the center of the heart by itself or did you do a thumbprint. .. also.. one last question is the paper folded over so they can open and draw more?

This is such a beautiful and fantastic idea for a class Valentine’s Day gift. We have a ton of broken crayons at our home, and this would be a great way to reuse them. My kids will love this activity and will love to give these special Valentines out to their friends. Thank you so much!

I LOVE this idea – so adorable! We are thinking about making these as a service project to give out to patients at a local children’s hospital. My question is – do you have to use Crayola crayons or can an off brand work too?
Thanks so much!

Hi! I am planning on doing this for my daughter’s kindergarten class and wondered how you or anyone else delivered them to the school and the the other kids’ valentine boxes? Envelope? Little cloth bag? Little ziplock bag? Thanks!

I was really hoping somebody would answer this by now. Ziploc is a good idea, I didn’t think of that. I was thinking may be ‘sheet protectors without holes’ or even ‘job ticket holders’. If anyone has a better idea, please share.

They turned out wonderful, however, I’m kicking myself for not reading the comment section before starting. Unwrapping the crayons took forever and my 3 year old lost interest. I ended up using a utility knife to get most of the paper glue off. I also wish I would have used colored cardstock to make the print out a bit more festive. I totally forgot to add scents. I made 48, so I was at it for awhile. In the future I would mix the colors up more, it looks more tye dye-like that way.

Hi! This is my second year making your heart-shape crayon Valentines– they are SO cute, and perfect for several ages/grades. I have a tip for attaching the crayon to the cardstock: use basic duct tape and make a little loop (sticky side facing out) to attach the back of the crayon to the card. Last year I struggled to make them stick– hot glue didn’t work for me. This year, duct tape worked like a charm! And, as some commenters previously mentioned, a quick soak in water for the crayons will help you remove the paper wrappers.

Hi! Just wanted to say that I tried making these for the first time last night and they turned out beautifully! I used silicon moulds I bought at the dollar store. And thank you for the free printables (especially including ones with “colour” – as I’m Canadian).

Question about melting the crayons: I put them in the oven at 250 degrees for 20 min and they barely melted at all. Any tips on if I should turn the heat up or just wait longer? I did buy crayons from the dollar store so maybe their consistency is different than what you used? Thanks for any help!

Such a cute idea! I’m a mom who hates to throw away anything. So, this is a project with my granddaughters, made from the broken crayon pieces from their parents crayons. I’m loving using up all these old broken crayons! Oh, and all the remaining leftovers are turning into new sets of 8 crayons to go in our church craft sale. Thank you for creative ideas.

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